Electronic device with storage function

ABSTRACT

An electronic device with a storage function is provided. The electronic device includes a main connection bolt and a housing. The housing includes a first housing member and a second housing member. The first housing member includes two hooks and a fastening portion. The second housing member includes two wedging portions and a fastening base. The hooks are wedged into the wedging portions to restrict the freedom of the first housing member to move relative to the second housing member in a first direction. The main connection bolt connects the fastening portion to the fastening base in a second direction to restrict the freedom of the first housing member to move relative to the second housing member in the first direction. The first direction is perpendicular to the second direction.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority of China Patent Application No.202121067298.X, filed on May 18, 2021, the entirety of which isincorporated by reference herein.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to an electronic device, and in particularto an electronic device with a storage function.

Description of the Related Art

Conventional electronic devices with a storage function (such as asolid-state disk), commonly have two or more circuit boards. The circuitboards are affixed to the housing of the electronic device by bolts. Thehousing of the electronic device includes a first housing member and asecond housing member. The first housing member is combined to thesecond housing member by bolts. Conventionally, to sufficiently affixthe first housing member, the second housing member and the circuitboards, a large number of bolts are required (usually more than 10bolts). The conventional electronic device therefore costs more, and theassembly process is more complex.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Embodiments of the invention are provided to address the aforementioneddifficulty.

In one embodiment, an electronic device with a storage function isprovided. The electronic device includes a main connection bolt and ahousing. The housing includes a first housing member and a secondhousing member. The first housing member includes two hooks and afastening portion. The second housing member includes two wedgingportions and a fastening base. The hooks are wedged into the wedgingportions to restrict the freedom of the first housing member to moverelative to the second housing member in a first direction. The mainconnection bolt connects the fastening portion to the fastening base ina second direction to restrict the freedom of the first housing memberto move relative to the second housing member in the first direction.The first direction is perpendicular to the second direction.

In one embodiment, the hooks and the wedging portions are formed on afirst side of the housing, the fastening portion and the fastening baseare formed on a second side of the housing, and the first side isopposite the second side.

In one embodiment, the first housing member further comprises two firstsupporting posts, each first supporting post extends in the firstdirection, each hook is formed on one first supporting post, and thewedging portions are formed on the first inner surface of the secondhousing member.

In one embodiment, the fastening portion protrudes from a first wall ofthe first housing member, the fastening base protrudes from a secondinner surface of the second housing member, a second wall of the secondhousing member has a wall notch, and when the first housing member iscombined with the second housing member, the fastening portion isinserted into the wall notch and overlaps the fastening base.

In one embodiment, the electronic device includes a first circuit boardand a second circuit board. The first circuit board is connected to thefirst housing member. The second circuit board is connected to thesecond housing member and coupled to the first circuit board. The secondcircuit board is parallel to the first circuit board, and the secondcircuit board abuts the free ends of the first supporting posts and issupported by the first supporting posts.

In one embodiment, the first housing member further comprises two secondsupporting posts, the second supporting posts are formed on the secondside of the housing, the second circuit board abuts the free ends of thesecond supporting posts and is supported by the second supporting posts.

In one embodiment, the first circuit board has a plurality of boardnotches, and the first supporting posts and the second supporting postspass through the board notches.

In one embodiment, the electronic device further comprises two firstbolts. The first housing member comprises two first fastening stages andtwo first restriction stages, each first restriction stage comprises afirst restriction post, the first circuit board comprises two firstfastening holes and two first positioning holes, the first bolts passthrough the first fastening holes to affix the first circuit board tothe first fastening stages, and the first restriction posts pass throughthe first positioning holes to restrict the first circuit board.

In one embodiment, the first circuit board comprises a connection port,and the first fastening holes and the connection port are located on thesame side of the first circuit board.

In one embodiment, the electronic device further comprises two secondbolts. The second housing member comprises two second fastening stagesand two second restriction stages, each second restriction stagecomprises a second restriction post, the second circuit board comprisestwo second fastening holes and two second positioning holes, the secondbolts pass through the second fastening holes to affix the secondcircuit board to the second fastening stage, and the second restrictionposts pass through the second positioning holes to restrict the secondcircuit board.

In one embodiment, an electronic device with a storage function isprovided. The electronic device includes a first housing member, a firstcircuit board, two first bolts, a second housing member and a secondcircuit board. The first housing member includes two first fasteningstages and two first restriction stages, wherein each first restrictionstage comprises a first restriction post. The first circuit board isconnected to the first housing member, wherein the first circuit boardcomprises two first fastening holes and two first positioning holes. Thefirst bolts pass through the first fastening holes to affix the firstcircuit board to the first fastening stages, and the first restrictionposts pass through the first positioning holes to restrict the firstcircuit board. The second circuit board is connected to the secondhousing member and coupled to the first circuit board, wherein thesecond circuit board is parallel to the first circuit board.

In one embodiment, the first housing member further comprises aplurality of supporting posts, the four corners of the second circuitboard abut the free ends of the supporting posts, and the second circuitboard is supported by the supporting posts.

In the embodiment of the invention, utilizing the hooks and the wedgingportions, the first housing member can be affixed to the second housingmember by only one main connection bolt. The assembly process is simplerthan that of the conventional art, as there are fewer bolts.Additionally, the circuit boards are positioned by the supporting postsand the restriction posts, and the circuit boards are connected to thehousings using fewer bolts. The electronic device with a storagefunction of the embodiment of the invention costs less and is easier toassemble, and the first housing member, the second housing member, andthe circuit boards are sufficiently affixed.

A detailed description is given in the following embodiments withreference to the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present invention can be more fully understood by reading thesubsequent detailed description and examples with references made to theaccompanying drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1A is a perspective view of an electronic device of an embodimentof the invention;

FIG. 1B is an exploded view of the electronic device of the embodimentof the invention;

FIG. 2A shows the details of a first housing member of the embodiment ofthe invention;

FIG. 2B shows the details of a second housing member of the embodimentof the invention;

FIG. 2C is a cross sectional view of the electronic device of theembodiment of the invention;

FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view of another portion of the electronicdevice of the embodiment of the invention; and

FIG. 4 shows the circuit boards combined to the housing of theembodiment of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The following description is of the best-contemplated mode of carryingout the invention. This description is made for the purpose ofillustrating the general principles of the invention and should not betaken in a limiting sense. The scope of the invention is best determinedby reference to the appended claims.

FIG. 1A is a perspective view of an electronic device of an embodimentof the invention. FIG. 1B is an exploded view of the electronic deviceof the embodiment of the invention. FIG. 2A shows the details of a firsthousing member of the embodiment of the invention. FIG. 2B shows thedetails of a second housing member of the embodiment of the invention.FIG. 2C is a cross sectional view of the electronic device of theembodiment of the invention. With reference to FIGS. 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B and2C, the electronic device E with storage function of the embodiment ofthe invention includes a main connection bolt 9 and a housing H. Thehousing H includes a first housing member 1 and a second housing member2. The first housing member 1 includes two hooks 111 and a fasteningportion 12. The second housing member 2 includes two wedging portions 21and a fastening base 22. The hooks 111 are wedged into the wedgingportions 21 to restrict the freedom of the first housing member 1 tomove relative to the second housing member 2 in the first direction Z.The main connection bolt 9 connects the fastening portion 12 to thefastening base 22 in a second direction X to restrict the freedom of thefirst housing member 1 relative to the second housing member 2 in thefirst direction Z. The first direction Z is perpendicular to the seconddirection X.

With reference to FIGS. 1A, 1B, 2A and 2B, in one embodiment, the hooks111 and the wedging portions 21 are formed on a first side H1 of thehousing H. The fastening portion 12 and the fastening base 22 are formedon a second side H2 of the housing H. The first side H1 is opposite thesecond side H2. In one embodiment, the wedging portions 21 areprotrusions.

With reference to FIGS. 1A, 1B, 2A and 2B, in one embodiment, the firsthousing member 1 further comprises two first supporting posts 11. Eachfirst supporting post 11 extends in the first direction Z. Each hook 111is formed on each first supporting post 11. The wedging portions 21 areformed on a first inner surface 291 of the second housing member 2.

With reference to FIGS. 1A, 1B, 2A and 2B, in one embodiment, thefastening portion 12 protrudes from a first wall 191 of the firsthousing member 1. The fastening base 22 protrudes from a second innersurface 292 of the second housing member 2. A second wall 293 of thesecond housing member 2 has a wall notch 294. When the first housingmember 1 is combined with the second housing member 2, the fasteningportion 12 is inserted into the wall notch 294 and overlaps thefastening base 22.

FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view of another portion of the electronicdevice of the embodiment of the invention. With reference to FIGS. 1Band 3, in one embodiment, the electronic device E includes a firstcircuit board 3 and a second circuit board 4. The first circuit board 3is connected to the first housing member 1. The second circuit board 4is connected to the second housing member 2 and coupled to the firstcircuit board 3. The second circuit board 4 is parallel to the firstcircuit board 3. The second circuit board 4 abuts the free ends of thefirst supporting posts 11 and is supported by the first supporting posts11.

With reference to FIGS. 1A, 1B and 2B, in one embodiment, the firsthousing member 1 further comprises two second supporting posts 13. Thesecond supporting posts 13 are formed on the second side H2 of thehousing H. The second circuit board 4 abuts the free ends of the secondsupporting posts 13 and is supported by the second supporting posts 13.

FIG. 4 shows the circuit boards combined to the housing of theembodiment of the invention. With reference to FIGS. 1B and 4, in oneembodiment, the first circuit board 3 has a plurality of board notches33, and the first supporting posts 11 and the second supporting posts 13pass through the board notches 33.

With reference to FIGS. 1B and 4, in one embodiment, the electronicdevice E further comprises two first bolts 91. The first housing member1 comprises two first fastening stages 14 and two first restrictionstages 15. Each first restriction stage 15 comprises a first restrictionpost 151. The first circuit board 3 comprises two first fastening holes31 and two first positioning holes 32. The first bolts 91 pass throughthe first fastening holes 31 to affix the first circuit board 3 to thefirst fastening stage 14. The first restriction posts 151 pass throughthe first positioning holes 32 to restrict the first circuit board 3.

With reference to FIGS. 1B and 4, in one embodiment, the first circuitboard 3 comprises a connection port 34, and the first fastening holes 31and the connection port 34 are located on the same side of the firstcircuit board 3.

With reference to FIGS. 1B, 2B and 4, in one embodiment, the electronicdevice E further comprises two second bolts 92. The second housingmember 2 comprises two second fastening stages 24 and two secondrestriction stages 25. Each second restriction stage 25 comprises asecond restriction post 251. The second circuit board 4 comprises twosecond fastening holes 41 and two second positioning holes 42. Thesecond bolts 92 pass through the second fastening holes 41 to affix thesecond circuit board 4 to the second fastening stage 24. The secondrestriction posts 251 pass through the second positioning holes 42 torestrict the second circuit board 4.

In one embodiment, the fastening holes and the positioning holesmentioned above can be circular holes or oval holes to facilitate theassembly process.

With reference to FIGS. 1B, in one embodiment, the four corners of thesecond circuit board 4 abut the free ends of the supporting posts (thefirst supporting posts 11 and the second supporting posts 13) of thefirst housing member 1, and the second circuit board is supported by thesupporting posts (the first supporting posts 11 and the secondsupporting posts 13).

In the embodiment of the invention, utilizing the hooks and the wedgingportions, the first housing member can be affixed to the second housingmember by only one main connection bolt. There are fewer bolts than inthe conventional art, which greatly simplifies the assembly process.Additionally, the circuit boards are positioned by the supporting postsand the restriction posts, and the circuit boards are connected to thehousings using fewer bolts. The electronic device with a storagefunction of the embodiment of the invention has a lower cost and can beeasily assembled, and the first housing member, the second housingmember and the circuit boards are sufficiently affixed.

Use of ordinal terms such as “first”, “second”, “third”, etc., in theclaims to modify a claim element does not by itself connote anypriority, precedence, or order of one claim element over another or thetemporal order in which acts of a method are performed, but are usedmerely as labels to distinguish one claim element having a certain namefrom another element having the same name (but for use of the ordinalterm).

While the invention has been described by way of example and in terms ofthe preferred embodiments, it should be understood that the invention isnot limited to the disclosed embodiments. On the contrary, it isintended to cover various modifications and similar arrangements (aswould be apparent to those skilled in the art). Therefore, the scope ofthe appended claims should be accorded the broadest interpretation so asto encompass all such modifications and similar arrangements.

What is claimed is:
 1. An electronic device with a storage function,comprising: a main connection bolt; a housing, comprising: a firsthousing member, comprising two hooks and a fastening portion; a secondhousing member, comprising two wedging portions and a fastening base,wherein the hooks are wedged into the wedging portions to restrictfreedom of the first housing member to move relative to the secondhousing member in a first direction, the main connection bolt connectsthe fastening portion to the fastening base in a second direction torestrict the freedom of the first housing member to move relative to thesecond housing member in the first direction, and the first direction isperpendicular to the second direction.
 2. The electronic device asclaimed in claim 1, wherein the hooks and the wedging portions areformed on a first side of the housing, the fastening portion and thefastening base are formed on a second side of the housing, and the firstside is opposite the second side.
 3. The electronic device as claimed inclaim 2, wherein the first housing member further comprises two firstsupporting posts, each first supporting post extends in the firstdirection, each hook is formed on one first supporting post, and thewedging portions are formed on a first inner surface of the secondhousing member.
 4. The electronic device as claimed in claim 3, whereinthe fastening portion protrudes from a first wall of the first housingmember, the fastening base protrudes from a second inner surface of thesecond housing member, a second wall of the second housing member has awall notch, and when the first housing member is combined with thesecond housing member, the fastening portion is inserted into the wallnotch and overlaps the fastening base.
 5. The electronic device asclaimed in claim 4, further comprising: a first circuit board, connectedto the first housing member; a second circuit board, connected to thesecond housing member and coupled to the first circuit board, whereinthe second circuit board is parallel to the first circuit board, and thesecond circuit board abuts free ends of the first supporting posts andis supported by the first supporting posts.
 6. The electronic device asclaimed in claim 5, wherein the first housing member further comprisestwo second supporting posts, the second supporting posts are formed onthe second side of the housing, the second circuit board abuts free endsof the second supporting posts and is supported by the second supportingposts.
 7. The electronic device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the firstcircuit board has a plurality of board notches, and the first supportingposts and the second supporting posts pass through the board notches. 8.The electronic device as claimed in claim 7, further comprising twofirst bolts, wherein the first housing member comprises two firstfastening stages and two first restriction stages, each firstrestriction stage comprises a first restriction post, the first circuitboard comprises two first fastening holes and two first positioningholes, the first bolts pass through the first fastening holes to affixthe first circuit board to the first fastening stages, and the firstrestriction posts pass through the first positioning holes to restrictthe first circuit board.
 9. The electronic device as claimed in claim 8,wherein the first circuit board comprises a connection port, and thefirst fastening holes and the connection port are located on the sameside of the first circuit board.
 10. The electronic device as claimed inclaim 9, further comprising two second bolts, wherein the second housingmember comprises two second fastening stages and two second restrictionstages, each second restriction stage comprises a second restrictionpost, the second circuit board comprises two second fastening holes andtwo second positioning holes, the second bolts pass through the secondfastening holes to affix the second circuit board to the secondfastening stages, and the second restriction posts pass through thesecond positioning holes to restrict the second circuit board.
 11. Anelectronic device with a storage function, comprising: a first housingmember, comprising two first fastening stages and two first restrictionstages, wherein each first restriction stage comprises a firstrestriction post; a first circuit board, connected to the first housingmember, wherein the first circuit board comprises two first fasteningholes and two first positioning holes; two first bolts, wherein thefirst bolts pass through the first fastening holes to affix the firstcircuit board to the first fastening stages, and the first restrictionposts pass through the first positioning holes to restrict the firstcircuit board; a second housing member; and a second circuit board,connected to the second housing member and coupled to the first circuitboard, wherein the second circuit board is parallel to the first circuitboard.
 12. The electronic device as claimed in claim 11, wherein thefirst circuit board comprises a connection port, and the first fasteningholes and the connection port are located on the same side of the firstcircuit board.
 13. The electronic device as claimed in claim 12, furthercomprising two second bolts, wherein the second housing member comprisestwo second fastening stages and two second restriction stages, eachsecond restriction stage comprises a second restriction post, the secondcircuit board comprises two second fastening holes and two secondpositioning holes, the second bolts pass through the second fasteningholes to affix the second circuit board to the second fastening stage,and the second restriction posts pass through the second positioningholes to restrict the second circuit board.
 14. The electronic device asclaimed in claim 13, wherein the first housing member further comprisesa plurality of supporting posts, the four corners of the second circuitboard abut free ends of the supporting posts, and the second circuitboard is supported by the supporting posts.